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Terms of Use

Welcome to tomschnabel.com (the “Site”). By using this Site, you are agreeing to comply with and be bound by the following terms of use (“Agreement”), which may be changed at any time. Please review the following terms carefully. If you do not agree to these terms, you should not use this Site. The terms “us” or “we” or “our” refers to Tom Schnabel, the owner of the Site. The term “you” refers to the user or viewer of our Site.

Copyright

Unless otherwise identified, all the text, images, logos, other content, organization, and compilation of the Site (“Site Content”) are protected under applicable copyrights and other proprietary (including but not limited to intellectual property) rights. The copying, redistribution, use or publication by you of any part of the Site, except as described under permitted uses below, is strictly prohibited. You do not acquire ownership rights to any Site Content viewed through the Site. Some of the Site Content is the copyrighted work of third parties and is used consistent with the owner’s permission or applicable law or regulation.

Limited License; Permitted Uses

You are granted a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license (a) to access and use the Site strictly in accordance with this Agreement; (b) to use the Site solely for personal and non-commercial use; and (c) to print out limited information from the Site solely for personal and non-commercial uses and provided that you maintain all copyright and other notices contained therein. Any displays or printouts of the Site Content must be marked “© [year of display or printout] Tom Schnabel. All rights reserved.”

You represent and warrant that your use will be consistent with this license and that you will not infringe or violate the rights of any other party or breach any contract with or legal duty to any other parties.

Restrictions and Prohibitions on Use

Your license for access and use of the Site and any Site Content therein is subject to the following restrictions and prohibitions on use: You may not (a) modify the Site Content; (b) copy, print (except for the express limited purpose described under permitted uses above), republish, display, distribute, transmit, sell, rent, lease, loan or otherwise make available in any form or by any means all or any portion of the Site or any Site Content retrieved therefrom; (c) use the Site or any Site Content to develop, as a component of, any information, storage and retrieval system, database, information base, or similar resource (in any media now existing or hereafter developed), including for AI training purposes; (d) use the Site or any Site Content for commercial purposes of any kind.  

Linking to the Site

You may link to the Site, provided (a) that you do not remove or obscure, by framing or otherwise, the copyright notice, or other notices on the Site, (b) your Site does not engage in illegal or pornographic activities, and (c) you discontinue providing links to the Site immediately upon request by us. We cannot guarantee particular pages will remain persistent links over time.

Links to Third Party Websites

Site Content may contain links to third-part websites. The linked sites are not under our control, and we are not responsible for the contents of any linked site. We provide these links as a convenience only, and a link does not imply endorsement of or affiliation with the linked site by us.

Disclaimer

The Site and all Site Content are provided in “AS IS” condition, and all warranties, expressed or implied, are disclaimed. If you have any complaints or objections to materials posted on the Site, please use the contact form to reach out to us.

Indemnity

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold us harmless from all claims, causes of action, allegations, costs, expenses, fees (including reasonable attorney’s fees), judgments, liabilities, losses, and damages arising from or relating to your use of the Site and Site Content.

Applicable Law and Jurisdiction

You agree that all matters arising from or relating to the use of this Site and Site Content will be governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to its conflict of laws principles. You agree that all claims you may have arising from or relating to the use of the Site and Site Content will be heard and resolved in the courts of Los Angeles, California. You consent to personal jurisdiction of such courts over you, stipulate to the fairness and convenience of proceeding in such courts, and covenant not to assert any objection to proceeding in such courts. If you choose to access this Site from locations other than Los Angeles, California, you will be responsible for compliance with all local laws of such other locations.